flooded street in Puerto Inca, Ecuado..

Residents ride on a made shift raft in a flooded street in Puerto Inca, Ecuador, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008. At least 9 of the 24 Ecuadorian provinces are being hit by heavy rains and floods that have left thousands homeless, a child dead and another one disappeared, officials said.

Vehicles wade through a flooded highway in Puerto Inca, in western Ecuador. Thursday, Jan 29, 2008. Hundreds of families were evacuated from their homes in the region due to heavy rains that caused rivers to overflow.

Residents walk in a flooded street in Puerto Inca, Ecuador, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008. At least 9 of the 24 Ecuadorian provinces are being hit by heavy rains and floods that have left thousands homeless, a child dead and another one disappeared, officials said.